Common Name: Purple Passion
Botanical Names:
- Gynura Aurantiaca
- Cacalia Aurantiaca
- Crassocephalum Aurantiacum
- Crassocephalum Teysmannianum
- Gynura Ajakensis
- Gynura Densiflora
- Gynura Dichotoma
- Gynura Lyrate
- Gynura Mollis
- Gynura Sumatrana
- Senecio Zollingerianus
Family: Asteraceae / Compositae
Other Names:
- Velvet Plant
Origin: Southeast Asia
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herbaceous, shrubby, sprawling growth habit, spreading along the ground or trailing over the edges of containers; Succulent green to bright purple stems with small short hairs; Serrated and lance-shaped leaves with small short hairs are arranged alternately along the stems with a green colour and green to bright purple veins on the top side, and bright purple colour on the underside; Flowers are vibrant orange, forming dense clusters (capitula) in corymb, positioned on terminal or axillary stems, each supported by long and slender peduncles; Grows up to 60 centimetres (23.62 inches)
Gynura, Purple Passion
Top Diameter: 4.875"
Height: 3.6875"